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*;~-...... THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK ......-~;*
$*;~-..... LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. .....-~;*$
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@¶#$*;~-.. ........................................ ..-~;*$#¶@
#@¶#$*;~-. .-~;*$#¶@#
@¶#$*;~-.. MAINLY COLLECTED BY THE LIZARDFOLK OF ..-~;*$#¶@
¶#$*;~-... THE KIRUGU VARGIR DESERT, IN THE ...-~;*$#¶
#$*;~-.... UNDERLYING TUNNELS. IT'S USE AND ....-~;*$#
$*;~-..... POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. .....-~;*$
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-......... - PROPERTIES - .........-
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~-........ THE HONEY IS A REDDISH AMBER, VERY ........-~
;~-....... VISCOUS (BUT STILL POURABLE). IT SMELLS .......-~;
*;~-...... SLIGHTLY OF EUCALYPTUS, AND HAS A ......-~;*
$*;~-..... MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. .....-~;*$
#$*;~-.... ....-~;*$#
¶#$*;~-... IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS ...-~;*$#¶
@¶#$*;~-.. STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. ..-~;*$#¶@
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#$*;~-.... - COLLECTION - ....-~;*$#
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*;~-...... ......-~;*
;~-....... THE HONEY MATERIALIZES IN VACCUUMS .......-~;
~-........ WITHIN ANY LABYRINTHINE SPACE. THE MORE ........-~
-......... FOLDED AND AMBIGUOUS, THE FASTER IT .........-
.......... EMERGES. THE CAVERNOUS SYSTEMS UNDER ..........
-......... THE DESERT OF KIRUGU SERVES THIS .........-
~-........ PURPOSE VERY WELL - THE LIZARDS USE ........-~
;~-....... PUMPS TO EMPTY SMALL BOXES OR JARS OF .......-~;
*;~-...... AIR, WHICH THEN ARE LEFT OVERNIGHT AND ......-~;*
$*;~-..... HARVESTED THE NEXT DAY. .....-~;*$
#$*;~-.... ....-~;*$#
¶#$*;~-... MOST SPACES ARE SOMEWHAT MAZELIKE, AND ...-~;*$#¶
@¶#$*;~-.. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR LIZARDS IN KIRUGU ..-~;*$#¶@
#@¶#$*;~-. VESZELLE CITY TO KEEP A FEW JARS (OFTEN .-~;*$#¶@#
@¶#$*;~-.. HANGED FROM THE CEILING IN METAL CROWNS ..-~;*$#¶@
¶#$*;~-... MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE). HOWEVER, THESE ...-~;*$#¶
#$*;~-.... MAY TAKE WEEKS TO FILL. ....-~;*$#
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*;~-...... ......-~;*
;~-....... ------------- .......-~;
~-........ - AS A DRUG - ........-~
-......... ------------- .........-
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-......... . ONE SPOON . .........-
~-........ ..... ........-~
;~-....... THE DRUG IS USED BY THE LIZARDS IN .......-~;
*;~-...... THESE SMALL (BUT OFTEN CONTINUOUS) ......-~;*
$*;~-..... DOSES. THIS HEIGHTENS THE SENSES .....-~;*$
#$*;~-.... SOMEWHAT BUT AT THE COST OF A LESSENED ....-~;*$#
¶#$*;~-... ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK - CONTEXT ...-~;*$#¶
@¶#$*;~-.. SWITCHING MIGHT TAKE LONGER AND BE MORE ..-~;*$#¶@
#@¶#$*;~-. CONFUSING. .-~;*$#¶@#
@¶#$*;~-.. ..-~;*$#¶@
¶#$*;~-... ...-~;*$#¶
#$*;~-.... . FOUR SPOONS . ....-~;*$#
$*;~-..... ..... .....-~;*$
*;~-...... MULTITASKING BECOMES VERY HARD (THE ......-~;*
;~-....... THOUGHT DOES NOT OCCUR). SENSES MORE .......-~;
~-........ ACUTE BUT "UNIMPORTANT" (IGNORED). ........-~
-......... INNER PERCEPTIONS TAKE THE UPPER HAND, .........-
.......... ABSTRACTION AND MEMORY FACULTIES ARE ..........
-......... SHARPENED SEVERELY. SLIGHT TELEPATHY .........-
~-........ (MOSTLY MOODS) WITH OTHER HONEY EATERS. ........-~
;~-....... SENSE OF THIRST DISSAPPEARS. STILL EASY .......-~;
*;~-...... TO MOVE AROUND THE BODY (IF SO ......-~;*
$*;~-..... INCLINED). .....-~;*$
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@¶#$*;~-.. . SEVEN SPOONS . ..-~;*$#¶@
#@¶#$*;~-. ..... .-~;*$#¶@#
@¶#$*;~-.. THE HONEY EATER BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO ..-~;*$#¶@
¶#$*;~-... NORMAL STIMULI, BUT ABLE TO OVERRIDE ...-~;*$#¶
#$*;~-.... THEIR OWN SENSES WITH DREAMLIKE ....-~;*$#
$*;~-..... IMAGERY. SHARING OF THOUGHTS WITH OTHER .....-~;*$
*;~-...... EATERS, MOOD READING OF THOSE WHO STAY ......-~;*
;~-....... SOBER (WORTH NOTING THAT THE THOUGHTS .......-~;
~-........ ARE VERY FRAGMENTED AND HARD TO ........-~
-......... DECIPHER, UNLESS YOU ARE AT A SIMILAR .........-
.......... LEVEL OF SPOONS). AT THIS POINT THE ..........
-......... BODY IS HARD TO MOVE, AND STARTS LOSING .........-
~-........ WATER. ........-~
;~-....... .......-~;
*;~-...... ......-~;*
$*;~-..... . NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE . .....-~;*$
#$*;~-.... ..... ....-~;*$#
¶#$*;~-... OVERDOSE. BODY LOSING WATER QUICKLY, ...-~;*$#¶
@¶#$*;~-.. AND IS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MOVE. THERE ..-~;*$#¶@
#@¶#$*;~-. IS INTERMITTENT THOUGHT SHARING WITH .-~;*$#¶@#
@¶#$*;~-.. SOBER PERSONS (ALTHOUGH ..-~;*$#¶@
¶#$*;~-... UNINTELLIGIBLE). MEMEORIES ARE SHARDED ...-~;*$#¶
#$*;~-.... OR NOT FORMED. ....-~;*$#
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;~-....... ----------- .......-~;
~-........ - DANGERS - ........-~
-......... ----------- .........-
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-......... MOST DEATHS ARE DUE TO LOSS OF WATER - .........-
~-........ THIRST IS ONE OF THE LAST SENSES TO ........-~
;~-....... RESTABLE AFTER COMING DOWN, OFTEN GONE .......-~;
*;~-...... FOR UP TO TWENTY FOUR HOURS. AT HIGHER ......-~;*
$*;~-..... DOSES IT'S HARD TO MOVE, EVEN IF YOU .....-~;*$
#$*;~-.... WOULD REMEMBER DRINKING (WHICH IS ALSO ....-~;*$#
¶#$*;~-... MADE HARDER BY THE ATTENTION FOCUSING ...-~;*$#¶
@¶#$*;~-.. PROPERTIES OF THE HONEY). ..-~;*$#¶@
#@¶#$*;~-. .-~;*$#¶@#
@¶#$*;~-.. PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER INJURIES ..-~;*$#¶@
¶#$*;~-... FROM BEING STILL IN UNFAVOURABLE ...-~;*$#¶
#$*;~-.... CLIMATES FOR TOO LONG, SOMETIMES TO THE ....-~;*$#
$*;~-..... POINT OF DEATH. ANOTHER DANGER IS .....-~;*$
*;~-...... ACTUALLY LOCOMOTION OF THE BODY... ......-~;*
;~-....... WALKING AROUND IS STILL SOMEWHAT .......-~;
~-........ POSSIBLE AFTER LOSING SIGHT, WHICH HAVE ........-~
-......... LEAD TO SEVEAL FALLS. ADDITIONALLY, .........-
.......... ROBBERIES OF THE INTOXICATED ARE COMMON. ..........
-......... .........-
~-........ LASTLY, ALBEIT VERY RARE, IT'S POSSIBLE ........-~
;~-....... TO DIE OF PURE OVERDOSE (ON THE SCALE .......-~;
*;~-...... OF JARS OF HONEY) BEFORE BEING KILLED ......-~;*
$*;~-..... BY THIRST. THERE ARE RUMORS THAT THIS .....-~;*$
#$*;~-.... LEAVES "GHOSTS", WHO WILL STILL SHARE ....-~;*$#
¶#$*;~-... THEIR THOUGHTS LONG AFTER THEIR BODIES ...-~;*$#¶
@¶#$*;~-.. ARE DEAD AND GONE. ..-~;*$#¶@
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